Hashem wants to give us loads of goodness, and a thankful heart causes this. (Sefer HaChinuch). The Mitzva of Bikkurim (bringing the first fruits to the Bais Hamikdash, as an expression of gratitude) has to be accompanied with saying Pesukim: בְּפֶּה verbally, since vocalizing causes the heart to feel the gratitude. Keep thanking Hashem Davka: בְּפֶּהֶּ with your mouthֶֶּּthroughout your life, and with time, you’ll have a happy heart which produces loads of goodness. Just keep babbling all day how thankful you are, despite your kvetchy insides, and you’ll get plenty of Yeshuos in your life, with Hashem’s help.
A person should always be in a “thank you mode” even if he doesn’t have anything special to thank about, since his very name “Yehudi” (from the word “Hoda'ah”) means “Mr. Thank you”. This can be a good reason why the gentiles (who lack this Midda) are so involved in wars and suicides. A Mirrer Yeshiva Bachur was in Japan during WWII, and he saw a Japanese woman screaming in the street with happiness that her son was killed in battle for the sake of the emperor.
And of course, the Japs attacked Pearl Harbor with all these Kamikaze suicide missions. And of course, the Arabs are overjoyed with their sick, Jihad, “Let’s kill each other” mentality, which causes unending pain, havoc, and destruction. Do you know how many of Hitler, Y'mach Sh'mo’s sidekicks took cyanide to kill themselves? It was like the normal thing to do, it’s the “in thing to do” (!?) If your very essence isn’t Hoda'ah to your Creator for everything (including life itself), then you’re in danger, Chas V'shalom! A Yid can’t even think of: רְֶּּצ ֶּיחֶָּהֶּ murder and suicide, Rachana Litzlan; he’s too busy thanking all day, and he can’t thank enough.
Hashem created the world for thankfulness, as Chazal say: בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָּא, בִׁשְּבִׁיל בִׁיכּוּרִׁים שֶׁנִׁקְּרְּאוּ רֵאשִׁית the world was created for the Mitzva of Bikkurim. Becoming close to Hashem through thankfulness is the: תַּכְּלִׁית הַּבְּרִׁיאָה purpose of the entire creation of the world!
